Water covers over 70% of the Planet and composes approximately 60% of our bodies.
Oceanic Global’s Ocean & Wellness campaign highlights how internal healing and planetary healing go hand-in-hand. This series takes a deep dive into the ocean’s influence on our mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. It addresses the healing properties of the ocean and water, and help the community harness these benefits into their own mindfulness practices.
Through a mixture of virtual and in-person programming, Oceanic Global explores how to harness the nurturing properties of the ocean, and bring them into our own mindfulness practices, to inspire and catalyze mutual healing.
Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. live with mental health challenges, and rates are rising.
45% of young people say climate anxiety is affecting their daily lives and ability to function.
Since the pandemic, anxiety disorder cases have increased by 26%, affecting 76 million additional people.
77% of people say stress impacts their physical and mental health.
Water offers cognitive, emotional, physical, and spiritual benefits. It restores focus, calms the nervous system, and nurtures connection.
Being near water reduces stress hormones, lowers anxiety, and boosts creativity and happiness.
People living within 1 km of the coast are 22% less likely to experience anxiety or depression symptoms than those living inland.
Ocean waves produce negative ions, which increase oxygen flow to your brain and help you feel more relaxed.
The sight and sound of water trigger a parasympathetic (‘rest and digest’) response, slowing heart rate and promoting deep relaxation.
Immersion in water activates the mammalian dive reflex, slowing the heart and deepening calm, a physiological meditation in motion.
WITH Whaia
We invite you on a journey: to connect to the waters within and to honor the waters around us. When we heal the waters inside, we begin to heal the waters outside. Come as you are. Leave ripples of change. Join us in honoring the sacred waters—within and all around us.
LISTEN
WITH JOHN P. MILTON
John P. Milton—a pioneering ecologist, spiritual teacher, meditation master, and Founder of Way of Nature—shares a simple practice to help us reconnect with Mother Earth.
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WITH JAI DEV
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Jai Dev Singh guided a journey of tapping into the goodness of life and bringing fresh oxygenated air–which comes from the world’s ocean–into our lungs.
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WITH WITH WHAIA & HANLI PRINSLOO
As part of the UN Ocean Conference, Oceanic Global and world-renowned freediver Hanli Prinsloo, founder of I AM WATER, co-hosted Ocean Connection, an embodied, immersive experience held at Ocean House with Project Everyone, designed to reconnect guests with their breath, body, and the sea.
The soulful sound journey was facilitated by WHAIA, Sonic Weaver, Indigenous Elder, with guided breathwork and ocean immersion led by Hanli Prinsloo. Participants then entered the water for a breath-hold experience, a rare opportunity during the UN Ocean Conference to experience firsthand the calm, clarity, and reconnection that the ocean offers.
The gathering concluded with a sharing circle, a moment of remembrance, community, and reflection on why we do this work: to care for the ocean that sustains us all.
WITH DR. EASKEY BRITTON
Surfer, scientist, and Oceanic Global Ambassador, Dr. Easkey Britton, highlights the healing power of the sea and shares practices to help us deepen our connection with the natural world for the benefit of our mental wellbeing.
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In honor of Mothers Day, Oceanic Global hosted a film screening of Within the Water—a short documentary film exploring the experiences of women with prenatal depression and how the ritual of cold water swimming helped throughout their journey.
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Oceanic Global and Sounds of the Ocean have partnered to harness the power of music and immersive experiences to deepen humanity’s connection to the Ocean. This collaboration merges Oceanic Global’s mission-driven approach with Sounds of the Ocean’s unique blend of nature’s soundscapes, music, and meditation to inspire environmental awareness and ocean stewardship. Together, we aim to create transformative experiences that foster well-being, promote sustainability, and encourage a deeper appreciation for Our Blue Planet.
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